Even as New Jersey lawmakers consider banning the use of “paperless tickets” at pop concerts, promoters in the south praise the technology for helping to keep the best seats out of the hands of brokers.

Fans who buy these seats don’t receive a ticket, but rather confirmation that they made the purchase. To gain entry to the arena, they must present the confirmation, an ID, and the credit card used to make the purchase.

Pollstar editor Gary Bongiovanni told The Sentinel that paperless technology might not be “the most customer-friendly thing in the world” but he said many artists, promoters and venue operators embrace it.

“Anything that can be done to recapture money being siphoned off by the secondary ticket market and share it among the people on the line for the show is a good thing,” he said.

“No ticket issuer shall employ a paperless ticketing system unless the ticket purchaser is given the option to purchase paperless tickets that the ticket purchaser can transfer at any price and at any time without additional fees, independent of the ticket issuer.”

The bill also outlaws the use of computer programs, known as bots that jam the online cue and allow buyers to snap up the best seats. It also removes all price limits on the resale of tickets and requires venues to post information about the ticket sale, including the number of tickets held back and those sold through fan club or other pre-sale promotions.